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Ofsted changes ruling on Derby school

The headteacher of a free school pulled out of special measures by Ofsted says the school has the “drive…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools must account for EAL spending, experts say

Cash for pupils without English as a first language needs to be better targeted and schools should be held…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE needs plan to stop repeat of ‘Trojan Horse’, say MPs

MPs are demanding a proper strategy from the Department of Education to help prevent unforeseen school scandals such as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sandwell council loses bid to see secret BSF documents

The Department for Education (DfE) has succeeded in preventing Sandwell Council from seeing information regarding the cancellation of Building…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Morgan: Extremism in schools will be identified ‘more quickly’

New trustees have been placed in all the academies in Birmingham involved in the Trojan horse affair Education secretary…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Teachers sent home face long wait for Ofsted pass

More than 240 teachers banned from the classroom because they live with someone who has been convicted of a…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Turning the league tables: How a focus on disadvantage shows new winners

Results released today show that 330 state schools are now falling below the 40 per cent ‘floor target’ of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Recap: Reaction to GCSE League Tables

What happened so far in the GCSE results? Who has been naughty and nice about schools? Here’s all the links…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Humanist charity backs special measures action at Durham Free School and Grindon Hall

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the decisions by Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) in relation…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Fewer students from state funded schools heading to university says report

The percentage of students from state funded schools heading to university has fallen according to the latest Government figures….

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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DfE announces judges for its Character Education Awards

Eight people have been selected to judge applications for the Department for Education’s (DfE) Character Awards which will see…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Lawyer clears De Souza schools of Ofsted tip-off allegations

Allegations that three Norfolk schools run by Dame Rachel de Souza were tipped off about impending Ofsted inspections have…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford